Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is surging, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is an also-ran and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is dominating in a new poll of Iowans likely to vote in the nation’s first presidential nominating contest. The Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll, taken Monday through Thursday, […] Read more »
GOP Hopefuls Eyeing the Texas Hispanic Vote
… Republican presidential aspirants with ties to the Lone Star State must figure out how to hold the GOP base and attract conservative Hispanics if they want to be successful in Texas, political observers say. So how do the party’s four most prominent Texas affiliated might-be candidates — former Gov. […] Read more »
The Elevator Pitch For 2016 Candidates
There are enough potential candidates for president (on the GOP side at least) that you need an Excel spreadsheet just to keep them all straight. Instead of a complicated algorithm, I’ve boiled each candidate down to his/her most basic elements. At the end of the day, these are the things […] Read more »
Cruz Immigration Crusade Has Republicans Fretting Over Backlash
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas wants to clamp down on illegal immigration, saying it’s a winning issue with many voters. Some of his fellow Republicans fret that the party could end up losing big in Cruz’s home state. CONT. Heidi Przybyla, Bloomberg Read more »
Bill Clinton’s Endorsement Still Packs a Punch
There’s still one golden ticket in American political endorsements, and, yes, it’s the Big Dog. Former President Bill Clinton remains the most valuable surrogate among the nation’s top political celebrities, with 38 percent of Americans saying his endorsement would make them more favorable towards a candidate, versus 24 percent who […] Read more »
Disruptive Politics
Back in the mid-1990s, Harvard professor Clayton Christensen coined the phrases “disruptive technology” and “disruptive innovation” to describe certain kinds of game-changing developments in the business world. Now, in politics, we are seeing a variation on that theme. CONT. Charlie Cook Read more »